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by **Philly the Kid** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:15:20

pacino wrote:
gr wrote:biden's friends with a guy who can't do math.

palin says "heckuva" and "darn right" more than any woman i've ever heard.

ITS GOLD JERRY, GOLD!

I actually almost feel bad for her... it's really freakin me out.

by **pacino** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:15:27

palin interjects the 'woe is me these bullies are picking on me' thing already. what has the moderator done to her, kill her cat?

by **dajafi** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:17:32

I'm thinking Biden really shouldn't have taken Botox so close to the debate...

by **dajafi** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:18:32

I'm feeling something close to loathing for Palin right now, which suggests she's doing well.

by **WilliamC** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:18:53

dajafi wrote:I'm thinking Biden really shouldn't have taken Botox so close to the debate...

He is giving Joan Rivers a run for her money with that look of surprise

by **pacino** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:19:51

I like Ifill, she takes no bull with either of them going over their time

plus, if you've heard her on meet hte press or pbs she's a bulldog

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:20:01

If she can get through the next 5 minutes doing well, before I switch to the Cubs game, I'll be thrilled. She's doing much better than I expected.

by **The Red Tornado** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:20:16

despite Palin exceding expectations, Biden comes off to me as being really smooth and on message

by **pacino** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:20:36

jerseyhoya wrote:If she can get through the next 5 minutes doing well, before I switch to the Cubs game, I'll be thrilled. She's doing much better than I expected.

Imagine that :!:

It's almost like expectations were lowered

by **WilliamC** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:20:58

I've only watched 3 minutes but they both got some impressive stuff in there

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:21:23

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH SNAP

by **dajafi** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:21:33

Biden's got the right idea here--stressing the risk of McCain's health-care proposal--but he's not saying it in a very effective way.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:21:55

pacino wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:If she can get through the next 5 minutes doing well, before I switch to the Cubs game, I'll be thrilled. She's doing much better than I expected.

Imagine that It's almost like expectations were lowered

Who? Us Republicans? Do that?

:lol:

by gr » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:23:04

the tax questions from ifill were good.

but really, this debate feels like its going to be who can receite more facts and figures that people in washington love to do.

biden's "fairness" answer to the why $250k is the tax cutoff couldn't be a more annoying answer to me. i guess i'm a flat taxer, maybe. the idea of congress defining what's "fair" in terms of earnings bugs me.

by **TenuredVulture** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:23:12

I'm obsessed by that stupid uncommitted ohio voter line on CNN. I know I should watch this, and I should follow my own rule and watch on CSpan or PBS.

by **Philly the Kid** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:23:25

"... I may not answer the questions -- and I'll just tell the American people who I am ..." or some such... how is that even acceptable...

Dems fail by not keeping it clean, crisp and short. Sound bytes. They try to under-mine Rep slogans -- "bridge to nowhere" "un-patriotic", tell what you will do, CALL THEM OUT FOR WHAT THEY DO AND ARE!!!!!!!

by **TenuredVulture** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:23:57

Um, Ms. Palin, what about health care?

She's just talking about any old thing.

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:23:58

DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE HAD TO DO?! SHE HAD TO KICK THEIR ASSES!!

by **WilliamC** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:23:59

I can see how people would think that this woman is stupid. NOT

by **dajafi** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 21:24:06

She's an unusually shameless liar.

Like our last two presidents, come to think. So maybe it isn't unusual.

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